In the backyard of the Manor, Ais could be seen practicing with her sword. On the other side of the courtyard, was Lefiya who was watching her practice with sparkling eyes.
Yuri Elf naturally wouldn't miss the chance to see her Ais-san practicing, and she voluntarily stood in the front row while watching her practice.
Moreover, observing Ais who moved skillfully, and occasionally sweat dripped from her forehead and fell from her cheeks....
Lefiya began to imagine the moment Ais' body was covered in sweat, then she came while bringing a towel to wipe her sweat.
Only, Ais suddenly said something that made her feel embarrassed.
"Can you wipe off my sweat, Lefiya?"
"A-Ais-san?!!!"
Lefiya was taken aback by Ais' sudden remark, and before she could realize it, Ais' body was so close to her. Their faces were almost touching, and she could feel her breath on her face.
"Don't you want to, Lefiya?"
Ais' face instantly felt hot, virtual steam rising above her head.
Seeing Ais' pleading expression with faint eyes.... ....
Lefiya couldn't resist this cuteness!!!
"No! No! No! What the hell was I thinking?!!!"
Back in the real world, Lefiya shook her head violently. Her ponytail swayed right and left along with her head.
Meanwhile, a certain High Elf who accidentally saw his student's behavior could only rub his forehead with a tired expression, as he stared at what he saw at that moment.
Ignoring Lefiya, on the other hand, Ais practiced with a serious expression. Her movements seemed fast as she performed repeated slashing motions.
There was one time where she stopped to catch her breath, only to immediately resume her practice after a moment of pause.
Despite looking serious, in fact Ais was quite unfocused at the moment. Especially when she had just realized something about her 'training' with Kelvin.
'How can he do that?'
The reason why Ais was thinking this was quite easy.
Just now, she realized that Kelvin's attacks were very weak when compared to hers.
Moreover, the difference in their physical strength was relatively far. So, even if they were only fighting with pure swordsmanship, with the difference in their physical strength, it was certain that she would win easily back then.
'But why...?'
The reason why she was so indecisive was, the way Kelvin reversed her attack as if it was nothing.
Originally, she did not realize this until a moment ago. Thinking about this with just theory was quite difficult for her, which was why she decided to practice instead of just sitting still.
But, he suddenly discovered something---his slashes were not as weak as he thought.
One slash from her was enough to split a boulder in half. But how come all his attacks were repelled by Kelvin so easily...?
Was there any way Kelvin could do that?
Ais became more and more curious as she thought about that.
If only she could figure out how Kelvin did it....
Would she be able to become stronger?
Pu-chi!
After swinging her final attack, Ais wiped the sweat off her forehead.
And at that moment, Lefiya came over while bringing a dry towel for her.
"Ais-san! Thank you for your hard work. Here, I brought you a towel to wipe off your sweat."
Lefiya excitedly moved towards Ais. On her face, a look of shyness and anticipation appeared as she looked at Ais with her big eyes.
Ais was stunned, but smiled slightly as she took her dry towel from Lefiya.
"Thank you, Lefiya. You helped me a lot."
"No. ...." Lefiya became shy as she received the praise from Ais, "I-It's only natural for a friend to do..., right?"
"Even so, you still helped me a lot. "
Ais gave a small smile. She didn't know the reason, but she realized that Lefiya had been following her around lately.
Even so, Ais didn't mind because she considered Lefiya a junior who had to be mentored.
Her sense of seniority showed up to this point.
"By the way, Ais-san. Are you thinking about something?" Lefiya put her finger on her lips, but the moment she noticed Ais' gaze, she became panicked.
"A-Ah! Ma-I mean..., Ais-san seemed unfocused during practice earlier..., j-so I was wondering if Ais-san was thinking about something...?"
Hearing that, Ais was stunned.
"No, I'm fine. I just thought of something a bit." Ais shook her head as she gave a small smile, "thanks for your concern, Lefiya. But, I'm fine."
"B-So...? Then thank goodness ...."
Lefiya's mood became flowery at this moment.
'Ah, today is really great!'
*****
Back on the surface, Sylpha looked fine, but it was different with Kelvin.
His clothes were torn and tattered, his body was covered in blood flowing from wounds all over his body. While part of his face was also covered in dried blood.
"Are we going to exchange this directly to the Guild, Kelvin-sama?"
"I don't think so. I'm quite tired today, I want to go straight back and sleep. We can do that tomorrow."
"Ah, that's right. Then let me take it to the Guild to exchange it tomorrow."
"Mn, it's up to you." Kelvin nodded, "By the way, where are you going to sleep tonight, Sylpha?"
Since Sylpha was not allowed to stay in the Manor, Kelvin was curious where she would sleep tonight.
Although he was actually not too worried about Sylpha, considering that as a former adventurer and member of the Artemis Familia, Sylpha was used to moving around.
Since the Artemis Familia did not stay in one city for a long time, they generally did not own a house and preferred to rent an inn for a few days.
That was why Kelvin was not worried about where Sylpha would sleep. Given her identity and experience, he was sure Sylpha would have found a decent place to spend the night.
"Me? Well, I think I'll rent an inn close to Twilight Manor. It would be great if I could stay near Master."
"I see, well that can't be done anyway. Besides, the two of us will be in the dungeon all day, so there's no time to do that."
"You're right, Kelvin-sama."
*****
Nighttime.
Twilight Manor-Loki's private room.
Loki's room was honestly made a little bigger, slightly larger than Finn's study.
It was very cozy, with a soft bed in the corner, with a long sofa and a long table placed in the center. Meanwhile, a work desk was also placed on the other side.
Turning to the window, the view of Orario could be seen from this room.
Even so, Loki quickly closed the window curtains, and locked the door after making sure no one had seen them.
His gaze shifted to Kelvin, smirking as he walked over to him.
If Loki was a beautiful girl with a curvaceous body, Kelvin probably wouldn't be able to resist. Only, Loki was a Goddess with flat breasts.
"You're thinking something bad about me, aren't you?"
Loki's eyes narrowed as he looked at Kelvin suspiciously.
"What do you mean? I think of nothing but the results of my training in the dungeon."
Kelvin tilted his head with an innocent expression, saying it as if he had no idea what Loki was talking about.
"Ah, never mind! Quickly turn around and take off your clothes! I want to see how fast you've grown."
Seeing Loki's excited expression, Kelvin simply complied and took off his top. After that, he turned around and showed his back to Loki.
In terms of physique, Kelvin's body could not be considered muscular. It's just that, his physique and muscles are quite lean and full.
Even so, Loki had to admit that Kelvin looked very masculine if only he was 10 years older.
It was just that Loki did not want to waste any time. It was only a few days, but he felt excited when Kelvin came to update his status.
If it was any other member, Loki would have ignored them and told them to wait another month or two. But, the one being talked about was Kelvin at the moment.
Loki was curious as to how far Kelvin could grow with the skills he had.
He also wondered, should he tell him about his other skills?
Well, that can be done later. Now, Loki will start the ritual.
First, he pierced his own finger with a needle, and let the blood flow down his back.
Once Loki's divine blood reached Kelvin's back, it glowed and revealed an emblem of a trickster clown.
There, various hieroglyphic writings appeared on his back.
"Hehe, now let's see how far you've grown~"
While rubbing his palms together, Loki grinned as he observed Kelvin's back.
"By the way, which floor did you reach today?" Loki asked curiously.
"We were supposed to be able to go down to the 12th floor, but we ended up finishing up to the 10th floor."
"Oh, the 10th floor ...." Loki blinked his eyes a few times, as he stared at Kelvin in disbelief, "wait! The 10th floor?!"
"Yeah, is there a problem?" Kelvin asked in confusion.
"That's the problem!" Loki paused, then he suddenly remembered the figure of Sylpha who accompanied him to the dungeon today, "Wait, you were with Silver Blader, so no wonder you guys were able to get down to the 10th floor...."
"No, Sylpha is acting as a supporter today. I'm going to ban her from carrying weapons when we go to the dungeon!"
Kelvin's words made Loki's lips twitch.
"Graah?! What?! You really did that?!" Loki roared, unable to believe what he was hearing from one of his sons.
"Yes? Is there a problem?"
She asked with an innocent expression as if she had done nothing wrong....
Loki really wanted to punch him in the face right now!
First, who would tell his partner to leave his gun at home other than Kelvin?
Secondly, who could easily talk casually when Loki could see the wounds on his body right now?
From those wounds, Loki knew Kelvin had experienced a lot during his time in the dungeon. It was just not the time to ask about that right now.
"That's the problem! Hah...! Looks like I underestimated you, kid."
While saying that, Loki read the hieroglyphics written above Kelvin's back, and in the next second, he was stunned.
"I-It's...?!!!"
"Hmm, what's wrong, Loki? Is there a problem?" Seeing Loki's reaction, Kelvin became curious about the results he got.
"W-Wait a minute! Let me copy it so you can see it!"
After saying that, Loki went to find another parchment, after which, he attached the parchment to Kelvin's back, making his status written on his back copied onto the parchment.
*****
Status:
Name: Kelvin Edelfelt
Lvl: 1
Strength: I0 > D511
Durability: I0 > E432
Dexterity: I0 > E456
Agility: I0 > F399
Magic: I0
Skills:
[Independent]
- Makes the user get a 30% total increase in all stats temporarily when fighting with multiple enemies alone.
- Greatly improves efficiency in learning new things.
[Réduire Ajouter]
- Reduces the stats of enemies within 3 meters by at most 30% of their total stats.
- The more enemies, the higher their stats reduction rate.
- Half of the reduced enemy stats will be added to the user's stats.
[Reverse Sight]
- Allows the user to sense the movement of people around them and increases their perception ability.
- Allows the user to sense a person's intentions.
- The activation requirement is to cut off the sense of sight, either directly or indirectly.
Magic:
[Madness Increase]
- Massive increase in the user's Physical Strength in exchange for their common sense.
- Ignores all wounds received.
- Provides an extreme level of regeneration ability.
- The user's access to other skills or magic will be sealed while using this magic.
Recitation:
I, soon to be Awakened, am the Embodiment of Insanity itself
I laugh at helplessness and crave infinity
I am the One whom the World forsakes and Heaven laughs at
I am the Embodiment that has Cut the Chains of Fate and the Shackles of Causality
With this power, I will bring the world under madness!
[Wound]
- Makes the user capable of manipulating the concept of 'wound', which allows him to inflict wounds and make the wounds caused by his weapon more severe.
- Not only applies to living beings, but also to objects and the surrounding environment.
- Does not require a Rapalan to be used.
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*******
"I get magic and other skills?" Kelvin was stunned.
"Yes," Loki nodded, "actually, those skills have been there since you first got the falna. It's just that I decided to hide it for a while."
"Then, why are you telling me this now, Loki?" Kelvin looked at Loki in confusion.
If he had intended to hide his skill from the start, shouldn't he have kept it hidden for a longer period of time?
I mean, it had only been a few days since Kelvin had gotten the falna, and it didn't have any impact on Kelvin at the moment.
Perhaps, Loki was just trying to hide the skill from the start, considering he was a trickster god. Only, that excuse was too far-fetched for Kelvin.
"Hah...! I guess, after seeing your growth like this, it would be very inefficient to continue hiding this skill." Loki sighed, "And, you should realize this skill sooner or later, after all, it was your own skill to begin with."
Loki's reason for doing this was simple, he did not want to hinder Kelvin's growth any more than this.
Originally, he hid the skill only because he felt it was quite dangerous, and not much different from the other skills possessed by his other Family members; let's call them Ais, Finn, Tiona and Tione.
None of the aforementioned had skills that didn't sacrifice something. Some gave increased damage based on attacks received, others had magic that would increase strength by sacrificing their good judgment for the sake of fighting, while others increased damage based on their hatred for certain types of monsters.
Thinking about Kelvin's Skills, Loki could only sigh helplessly, as he had gained yet another problem child in his family..
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